The Slingshot

The Slingshot

1993
1h 42m
6.0

6.0/10

38 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"If growing up were easy, everybody would do it."

Overview

Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $308,368

Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
SVT Drama Nordisk Film Denmark SF Studios Svenska Filminstitutet
Production Countries
Denmark Sweden
Spoken Languages
Swedish

Keywords

child abuse based on novel or book parent child relationship sadistic class socialism fascist condom coming of age spanking antisemitism working class bigotry childhood reform school slingshot 1930s

Quick Facts

Original Title Kådisbellan
Release Date September 24, 1993
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt0107349

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård

Fritiof Schütt

Jesper Salén
Jesper Salén

Roland Schütt

Basia Frydman
Basia Frydman

Zipa Schütt

Niclas Olund
Niclas Olund

Bertil Schütt

Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Teacher Lundin

Reine Brynolfsson
Reine Brynolfsson

Hinke Bergegren

Frida Hallgren
Frida Hallgren

Margit

Axel Düberg
Axel Düberg

Inspector Gissle

Ing-Marie Carlsson
Ing-Marie Carlsson

Karin Adamsson

Ernst Günther
Ernst Günther

Principal

Roland Hedlund
Roland Hedlund

School janitor

Tomas Norström
Tomas Norström

Boxing Trainer

Key Crew

Åke Sandgren
Director
Waldemar Bergendahl
Producer
Åke Sandgren
Writer
Roland Schütt
Writer
Miroslav Voštiar
Producer